Nicholas Pirro will play "Santa Paws" one last time as Onondaga County executive on Dec. 8 as part of the Central New York SPCA's annual fundraiser.

Pirro will don the Santa suit from 10 a.m. to noon and pose for photos with pets brought to the SPCA, 5878 E. Molloy Road, DeWitt. More than cats and dogs are welcome -- Paws has posed with pot-bellied pigs, llamas, snakes and gerbils, among other critters.

Pirro, who leaves office Dec. 31 after 20 years, has played Santa Paws nearly every holiday season since 1993, his office said in a prepared statement.